A bill for an act to amend the Constitutional Referendum Act was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday to introduce special provisions for the holding of referendums of a non-constitutional nature such as the approaching referendum on web shop gaming and a national lottery.

Former Attorney General Alfred Sears said yesterday Parliament must pass an amendment to the Constitutional Referendum Act or create a new law before the government goes ahead with its proposed web shop referendum next month.

Former Attorney General Alfred Sears said if it were up to him, the upcoming gambling referendum would ask Bahamians to vote on liberalizing the whole gaming sector, including casino gambling, and not just focus on web shops.